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EDWARD COWLEY
BORN HULL 1889. ONLY SON OF THOMAS COWLEY (1853-1926) & HANNAH MAUD COWLEY (1854-1922). SISTERS, (ELIZABETH ANN) LIZ & (MARY JANE) POLLY. THE FAMILY, LIVED AT 23, CROWLE STREET, HULL AND 24, EMPRINGHAM STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). EMPLOYED AS A HOUSE PAINTER.
HE ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED AS, PRIVATE, 22002, EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 16/10/1917, AGED 28. COMMEMORATED ON THE TYNE COT MEMORIAL, BELGIUM. HIS DEATH WAS REPORTED IN THE HULL DAILY MAIL, ON 22/11/1917. HIS WIDOW DIED ON 28 MARCH 1922.
| Name | Edward Cowley |
|---|---|
| Birth Place | Hull |
| Death Date | 16 Oct 1917 |
| Death Place | Passchendaele - Tyne Cot Memorial, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium |
| Enlistment Place | Hull |
| Rank | Private |
| Regiment | Yorkshire Hussars (Alexandra, Princes of Wales' Own) |
| Battalion | 9th Battalion |
| Regimental Number | 36237 |
| Type of Casualty | Killed in action |
| Theatre of War | Western European Theatre |
| Comments | Formerly 22002, East Yorks Regt. |
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